ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday directed the federal government to file the long-pending amicus brief in the Dr Aafia Siddiqui case, warning that the matter could not remain pending any longer. A larger bench of the IHC, headed by Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, took up the petition filed by Dr Siddiqui’s sister, […]
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‘Law applies to all’: Dar links Aafia, Imran cases
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar compared the arrests of PTI founder Imran Khan and Aafia Siddiqui. He said legal due process applies equally to everyone. Dar spoke at an event organized by the Atlantic Council in Washington. He stressed that no one should politicize court decisions. According to him, if the law […]
PM Imran presses to swap Shakil Afridi with Aafia Siddiqui
WASHINGTON: Pakistan can negotiate the release of Dr Shakil Afridi if the US is willing to release Aafia Siddiqui, said Prime Minister Imran Khan in an interview with the Fox News on Monday. PM Imran was giving an interview to Fox News, where he was responding to a question about Dr Shakil Afridi, the man […]
Imran vows to bring Dr Aafia back
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan vows to bring Dr Afia back. She is imprisoned abroad for many years. Khan stated that if his party came to power, he will bring Dr Afia back to Pakistan. Yesterday, PTI revealed its manifesto, according to which all Pakistanis, who are imprisoned abroad, would be brought back to […]
Pakistan FO reaches out to US State Department over Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s maltreatment
TEXAS: ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office of Pakistan on Friday reached out to the United States Department of State over alleged misbehavior with Dr. Aafia Siddiqui. US State Department spokesperson confirmed that the Pakistani FO registered its reservations over the alleged mistreatment with Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui, imprisoned in Texas’ Federal Medical Center, Carswell. The state department’s […]